Dude, if I could draw, this totally would be in picture format. *nods*

Cloud is adorable anyway. Now deage him to five, and stick him with a clueless Sephiroth. How much cuter could it -get-?

As for his future, well, he is growing up in the middle of a war zone. And raised by some of the most stubborn people alive. He's a stubborn brat, for the most part. *grins*